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Both officers were taken to University Hospital, where one was pronounced dead
One police officer has been killed and another was injured in a shooting Friday night in Newark, New Jersey, according to reports.
The shooting happened just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Carteret Street and Broadway.
Both officers were taken to University Hospital, where one was pronounced dead, FOX 5 NY reported. On Saturday, University Hospital would not give updates regarding the injured police officer's condition, citing patient privacy concerns in an email to Fox News.
The injured officer is "fighting for their life in critical condition," according to a Facebook post from the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association.
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One police officer killed, another injured in Newark, New Jersey shooting
Two police officers were shot Friday night in Newark, New Jersey, that left one dead and the other critically injured.